# dig -x 127.0.0.1

; <<>> DiG 9.2.3rc2 <<>> -x 127.0.0.1
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 52363
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Sep 24 17:39:59 2004
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 40

when used dig command why not it gives me any ANSWER SECTION as it is given tldp.org docs below and even no AUTHORITY SECTION....



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for reference through tldp.org

$ dig -x 127.0.0.1
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 26669
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 259200 IN PTR localhost.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. 259200 IN NS ns.linux.bogus.

;; Query time: 3 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Sun Dec 23 02:26:17 2001
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 91

; <<>> DiG 9.2.3rc2 <<>> -x 127.0.0.1
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 52363
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0


Your first part indicates says status: SERVFAIL so you might want to recheck the /etc/named.conf for starters. Also, it's pretty handy to use the webmin tool for setting up dns and dhcp.

Here's what mine looks like.

; <<>> DiG 9.2.2-P3 <<>> -x 127.0.0.1
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 36515
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

i think it's ok to not get an answer section when querying localhost. my bind9 doesn't give me one.
why would you need it?

sl mritch.